17 Cherry Ballart, Native Cherry

Exocarpus cupressiformis

Habitat: ForestsSeason: Spring - Autumn flowering

It might look like a small cypress tree, but it has small amounts of sweet, juicy
fruits which would have provided a springtime snack. And that's not all; the sap
was applied as a cure for snake-bite.
In Gippsland, it provided wood for spear-throwers.Native Cherry with fruit